A technology expert with a track record of predicting major changes in the industry has made some striking new predictions in a new book. Google’s Ray Kurzweil predicted the iPhone era and that a computer would beat someone at chess in 1998. In his new book, The Singularity is Nearer, Kurzweil predicts that humans will … Read more
A recent study published in Experimental brain research has shed new light on how total sleep deprivation affects the brain’s ability to process and integrate multiple stimuli presented in rapid succession. The researchers found that going a full day without sleep significantly impairs both attention and temporal integration mechanisms. In other words, going a whole … Read more
The Cascadia Subduction Zone has the potential to shake the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia with devastating earthquakes. Now, if we look closer than ever at the structure of the megafast, it appears that it is segmented into several major regions. These regions can disintegrate individually, or they can all cause a massive shock all … Read more